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undervest

[ uhn-der-vest ]

noun

British.
  1. an undershirt.


undervest

/ ˈʌԻəˌɛ /

noun

  1. another name for vest
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of undervest1

First recorded in 1805–15; under- + vest
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Then she slipped a decoy over the back of her own head and picked up the empty pail and a cotton undervest of Neel’s.

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He stripped off his undervest and began to wash himself.

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What do they see in the chap with the undervest and the cycle clips?

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Once when I was paying an afternoon call in Palma the man-servant entered the drawing-room to receive an order sketchily attired in a pink undervest and trousers.

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Undervest, un′dėr-vest, n. an undershirt.

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